I apologize for the delay in the chapter.
I try, as often as I can, to update both of my stories side by side. However, there were other duties to attend to that strayed me away from this incoming chapter.
As for what will consist with these following months - I will not be able to post new chapters as often as I used to. I apologize for that.
Do not worry, though.
The fact that I will attempt - with all my might - to update either bi-monthly or bi-weekly is still intact.
Nevertheless, I do request your patience for the incoming chapters as, I may find myself caught up with other things outside of the fanfiction community, and will thus be at a momentary hiatus as I was since February.
I thank all those who have been reviewing T-M-T-E-T-S :D
Especially my "Guest" Reviewers(s) who have been providing me wonderful feedback and input. (Since I don't have a name for any of you, I'll go on a long run and assume that my most fervent reviewer is the same person, I thank you for providing me with those songs. You've given me an excellent idea and I may just use one of them in the near future :D)
I know some of you have been asking me about upcoming chapters, but it is unfortunate to advise that - in order to prolong the essential element of the story - I cannot reveal any information as of now.
However, what I can explain are the following:
*Apart from that which was pre-written in the actual storyline of the DIABOLIK LOVERS story by Rejet, there will be NO mentions of romance between the siblings OR the brothers. In other words, rest assured, there will be NO incest - if there were, this story would have been marked Rated-M rather than Rated-T.
*Also, despite the sadness that involves the children's past and surrounds the present plot, this story is not meant to be a tragedy.
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THE MOON THAT EMBRACES THE SUN
Chapter V
Gifted Curse: Part I
'This is great,' Teddy thought sardonically, eye patch loosening from behind as he constantly glanced at his encased surrounding, 'Just fucking great.'
Sprawled flat against the wooden frame of the coffee table; twine triply-wrapped across his stuffed body so as to prevent an untimely escape, the bear heaved a restrained sigh of both annoyance and mild rage.
He was well aware that they considered him an imminent threat to their safety (especially after showcasing such strength, which not even three of the Pure-blooded Princes could subjugate together, despite the obvious handicap in their favor); and, though the feeling was mutual toward the lot, he couldn't help but find the entire state of affairs a little unjust.
Subdued hatred boiled within, urging to be released in a catastrophic explosion, as he recalled their underhanded methods of incarceration; and though no longer a considerable enemy (after Kanato's mini-me had inadvertently used his powers to restrain every limb in its body) Teddy found himself brutally pinned against the ground by the 'White-haired Yankee', the 'Red-haired Ore-sama*', and the 'Fedora-wearing Pervert.'
Moving restlessly within the bound twine, the Teddy Bear released another sigh.
'They're all just a bunch of no good bastards! They think they own the whole frickin' world! Damned blood-sucking vermin!' Glaring, he noticed that the atmosphere turned deathly cold as an argument arose over his current possession.
Despite the trouble he had previously caused, and the danger he currently posed, most of the vampires were no longer sparing a glance in his direction, let alone bothering with him at all; and, although it allowed him some semblance of privacy to curse them in peace and attempt an escape, he didn't enjoy the idea of being blatantly ignored.
And yet, throughout the commotion, he could still feel the pair of fervently observing alexandrite, keeping tabs on his every move.
Turning a single beady eye toward the toddler squirming within his Father's secured grip, Teddy spat a brief, "Damn you," in his direction.
Luka, unable to comprehend (or remotely recognize) the bear's obvious resentment toward him, continued to maintain his arms outstretched in its direction; eagerly watching it with a mixture of elation, fascination, and worry. The latter proving especially true after having witnessed him get hauled off into the first item brought out to the vampires.
A fucking pet cage.
Courtesy of that damned pervert.
~S.O.V~
'...Akumu...'
A semi-sopranic voice beckoned him, within the recesses of his hypnopompic state, to awaken from the lucidity of his dreams. Yet, the red-haired youth, with an abundance of energy as vibrant as the color of his eyes and hair, was also an equally heavy sleeper.
And as such, could not be easily roused from his dreams.
'...Akumu...'
It called once again, but he refused to hear it.
A reminiscent vision - like a dream within a dream - of a past long lost, surrounded his every sense; filling him with images of a life that once belonged to him.
Of a Mother he adored,
Siblings he could protect,
and a Father he yearned for.
Yet, amidst it all, nothing was as it should have been.
Or could have, for that matter.
Not when shadows of the darkest caliber swallowed up all that created said dream - plunging it into an abysmal nightmare of hellish proportions.
"Akumu...up... Akumu..."
The voice, now much clearer than before, beckoned him incessantly, yet Akumu - steadfast asleep - remained uncooperative with its constant agitation.
White mist surrounded him, within an achromatic dreamscape, as he could see nothing but the shadows of his figure standing - lost - amidst a sea of emptiness. There was no knowledge of time, nor feeling; and yet, his senses were increasingly heightened by the one thing he could never withstand.
Fear.
For it was fear that turned men into monsters.
"Akumu...Wake...Up..."
Again, he could hear the same familiar voice call out to him, only this time - it was beginning to sound slightly irritated.
"Mngh," he muttered sleepily as his physical body turned away from it, lifting the covers in the process and snuggling deeper into the pillow, "Five more minutes...Kaa-chan..."
"Ugh! Of all the- get up! Now!"
A jostling sensation invaded his back before the bed shifted onto the side.
"Akumu!"
That was the last thing he heard before the the red-haired dhampyr found himself waking up to the rough texture of the carpeted floor. Mentally jolted, and physically startled, by the sudden - and rather underhanded - attack, the boy squirmed against the ground for a few seconds before groggily standing up from the uncomfortable throw.
"I'm up! I'm up-! Huh?" Sleep-addled, the figure before him appeared blurry and distorted. Rubbing away the exhaustion from his eyes, Akumu soon realized just who the person standing by the bedside - arms resting on her hips with a visible pout of displeasure - was.
"Aw, man!" he responded vexed, "What gives, Hime-nee? Did ya have to throw me off the bed like that?"
"You weren't waking up the normal way, lazy butt!" She stuck her tongue out as she lifted the fully awakened Luna from the bed. "Get up, Akumu," She bent over to grab a maroon colored cloth that lay on the floor beside him, "and put some pants on, for God's sake!"
Catching the incoming bottoms with a single hand, and giving his sister a slightly annoyed - if not, quizzical - glare, the red-head glanced over at the clock atop the mauve bed.
It was marking a quarter before midnight.
With an irritated sigh of his own, Akumu scratched the back of his head. "Ugh," he threw the pajama bottoms onto the desk chair, lifting the covers of the bed to jump back in, "What the hell for? It's barely gonna be midnight! Forget this, I'm going back to bed!"
"Akumu," Hime chastised, "You have to help me find Nee-sama and the others!"
The boy stopped all movement and turned around to face her.
"What?"
"I woke up right now because Luna heard a noise," Akumu directed his gaze toward the youngest, who silently nodded as she clutched her sister's satin nightgown, obviously worried for the missing three. "By the time I realized it, they were all missing."
"So, what? They're probably in the bathroom for all we know-"
"I checked," she said while fixing Luna's nightgown - not realizing that her rambunctious brother was uncharacteristically silent, "They're not there."
Akumu reached out for the pajama pants, and after putting it on - tied the drawstring against his waist.
"Where do you think they could have gone?" Hime asked after the silence between them became unbearably awkward.
"What about downstairs? Have you checked there?" He suggested, though his tone of voice had become taut and low.
"I haven't left the room at all."
"Why the hell not?" There was subtle anger present, and his aggressive stance reinforced it, but Hime chose to ignore it for the time being.
"Are you crazy? I'm not going exploring at twelve in the morning by myself! Not with all those weirdos hanging around!"
"That's not what you thought about Shu oji* a while ago."
"He's my Daddy, he's not weird," Hime retorted.
"Same difference, he's one of them. He's just the same as the rest of them." Akumu argued as he crossed his arms against his chest.
"No he's not!"
"Yeah he is!"
"No. He's not! At least not like your psychopathic Dad who choked Nee-sam-!" Hime felt the temperature abruptly blaze around her, though no sign of visible smoke or flame appeared. Facing her brother, she was more than surprised to see his emerald gaze intently focused on the ground - fists clenched tightly, as if in an attempt to contain the fuming rage within.
"Akumu?"
He didn't hear her.
Emerald green began to spark as he remembered what his own Father had done to his beloved sister.
"Nii-chan?" Luna approached worriedly, her ruby orbs gleaming brightly like the jewel they resembled, as she noticed the beating of his heart grow faster and faster - a red light surrounding it.
This abnormality concerned her, mainly because she knew her brother's heart - and this was not the color he owned.
Coming closer to the unsuspecting boy, Luna reached out a quivering hand toward his own tremulous fist - unaware that Hime was standing by, observing Akumu's state in apprehensive distress.
"Nii-chan?"
When Akumu took notice of Luna's intentions, and the unmistakable surge of power she expelled from searing ruby, he immediately removed his hand; accidentally pushing her in the process.
If his previous bout of rage had saddened her, his rejection to her attempt at calming him like her Nee-chama often did, wounded her.
"Luna," his voice was stern, startling the child, as he didn't even bother to look at her directly, "You know you're not supposed to use your powers to see into people's hearts. Stop it."
Small tears welled on the corner of her ruby eyes as their brightened hue diminished greatly; her lips trembling from an incoming sob.
"I-I'm sorry, Nii-chan...I...I only wanted to...to...Nii-... *sniffle*...-chan..." She apologized as she covered her eyes with her hands, her voice diminishing with every spoken word.
Hime immediately reached out to her youngest sister and embraced her, while glaring at her younger brother. "What the hell is wrong with you? She's just trying to help!"
"She knows she's not supposed to use her powers to see into other people's hearts. Nee-chan forbade it!"
"That doesn't mean you have a right to act like a prick, Akumu! Luna-chan was just worried about you! It's not her fault you looked like you were about to punch someone!"
Akumu's gaze flashed dangerously.
"If we don't drop this conversation right now, I will be."
There was a severity in his tone that both surprised and worried Hime as she watched her brother head toward the door. But if there was one thing she was known among her siblings for, it was her indisputable stubbornness and inability to leave matters as they were.
"What the hell is with you? Are you mad because I woke you up? Stop acting like such a brat, Akumu!" She crossed her arms against her chest, Luna sniffling behind her.
"Come off it, Hime-nee," He responded through clenched teeth, refusing to turn around and meet her eyes.
"No," she reached out toward his shoulder and pulled him to the side, "Not until you tell me why you're acting like this-!"
"Enough, Hime-nee!"
A ring of fire surrounded him as his emerald eyes shone brightly. Smoke began to flare from his nostrils.
But, just as easily, the infernal temperatures began to drop to gelid proportions.
He could feel that cold seep into his very soul.
"You want to fight so badly, huh?" Hime's aquamarine eyes were alight within a glacial hue.
"Heh," he scoffed, "I wanna see you try."
Luna, fearing that another fight would break out between her brother and sister, immediately interceded between them, crying.
"Nii-chan! Nee-chama! Please, no more fighting!" She cried out, her small arms extended from side to side as she pleaded with her older siblings.
The effect was immediate.
Akumu visibly calmed down, both flames and power extinguishing beneath his older sister's freezing ability, as he observed Hime's own power seize.
Bending over to apologize to Luna for scaring her, Hime assured the child that they were merely testing the extent of their powers.
"Come on, Akumu-kun~," Hime said, though he could tell she was still mad despite the smile she sported, "You should apologize to Luna-chan too."
"Sorry, Luna." He mumbled to the side; and, though Hime was about to retort on his attitude, Luna immediately hugged her brother, giving him a beautiful forgiving smile that reminded him of Regina's own.
"It's okay, Nii-chan...Are you better?" She asked innocently.
He smiled back, "Yeah. I guess I was just grumpy."
Yet, as they made their way out of the room, Akumu holding Luna's hand as they roamed about the hallway, Hime couldn't help but notice the boiling rage that frothed and bubbled beneath his deep emerald.
Something had perturbed Akumu.
But what?
~S.O.V~
'Unbelievable.'
With a mental sigh, the copper-haired boy observed the meticulous hand of the grand clock reach the 12th mark, advising to any who could hear the toll of the clockwork's bell, that it was already midnight.
They had gone about this ridiculous affair since the bear was placed into the pet cage; at which point, no one - not even the level-headed Reiji - had the capacity to stop what had become of the situation, anymore.
'And all it took,' Kaname thought in reproach, as he glanced back at the arguing group, 'was fifteen minutes for hell to break loose in the living room.'
It hadn't been the present situation that began the issue, he considered, but rather the devil-may-care vs. the choleric attitude of most (if not all) of the brothers involved, that truly became the problem.
Kaname was positive that if the two eldest brothers stepped in, they could put a stop to this fiasco - and no one would go against their words - however, with the raven-haired male seemingly uninterested in anything but the pending confession, and the blonde wanting no more than to return to his room and sleep eternity away; he soon discovered that his patience was reaching its end, more so than when he became the voice of reason for his boisterous brother and narcissistic sister.
'This is worse than watching those two fight. Seriously,' he thought irritably, 'and here I thought that these men would be worth looking up to. Mother, what did you ever see in these guys?'
Perusing over the crowded living, Kaname realized that the initial argument had completely gone off bounds and was beginning to take a turn for the worst. Minutely sparing a glance in his brother's direction (who at this point had been placed on the ground by his tantrum-throwing Father) Luka teetered between the coffee table and the sofa seat - attempting to support his small body and try to reach for the bear, at the same time.
'Ignorance is bliss, I guess,' Kaname idly thought. Honestly speaking, he had never expected Luka to awaken under this kind of circumstance; let alone open that kind of ability. Nevertheless, the deed was done; and though he was upset at the course of events, he wasn't stupid enough to blame his little brother for it - when it was clear that the child hardly knew what it was he had done in the first place.
'It was bound to happen sooner or later.'
A heavy sigh escaped him as he placed his elbows against his knees, allowing his head to slump forward as his entire body slouched from the stress of the night and the strain of his thoughts.
Was this it, then?
Were all their attempts to appear normal in the eyes of the world - lead up to nothing but this?
'Damn it all!' he thought irritably, feeling like the weight of the world was falling on his shoulders.
In the midst of his despairing troubles, Kaname felt a hand rub soothing circles against his tensed back. Turning to face its owner, he was appalled at what he saw.
Regina was growing paler with each passing minute.
"Nee-san, what's wrong?"
He asked as he grabbed her hand, feeling its demure form tremble beneath his grip - the usual warmth, frozen, like ice.
She gave no immediate response but continued to smile at him, encouraging him to remain strong.
If anything, for their sake.
"Everything's gonna be alright, Nee-san," he whispered as he held her hand between his own, attempting to transmit a bit of warmth to her. "I'll do everything I can to-"
"Teddy is Teddy," Kanato abruptly yelled out, diverting the boy's attention from the young girl, "You have no right to treat him like this!"
"Stop whining," Subaru barked, "You're gonna make my ears bleed with your constant bitching, you bastard!"
"That bear is possessed! Might as well throw it into a fucking incinerator!" Ayato added.
"No!"
'Don't they ever get tired of their banter?' The actinolite-eyed boy thought with an arched brow as he gazed at his uncles with mild contempt. About to turn around and face his distressed sister, Kaname took notice of his Father's fervent gaze directly observing them - him? - despite constantly inputting his two-cents into the present argument.
Somehow, there seemed to be an almost melancholic sentiment reflected within his olive gaze.
But just as fast as it had appeared, it was gone.
The boy shook his head.
'That man is seriously-...Huh?'
With a trembling hand, he reached out to cover his throbbing right eye - power surging forth as he felt the familiar sensation invade him as before.
An image, like a photographic memory, made its unprecedented appeared within his mind.
It was a young, petite blonde - who strangely, resembled to an uncanny degree, his beloved eldest sister - smiling down at a single red rose she held between her porcelain hands. Dainty fingers weaved through billowing strands of flaxen blonde as she gently tucked them behind her ear; the pale moonlight shining down on her lithe form.
Suddenly, she gazed up at him, deep morganite - resembling a rosy hue - staring deep into his soul as he approached her, before his own hand reached out to caress her moonlit cheek.
And, though visibly nervous at the abrupt contact, she lifted a demure hand toward his own, pressing it further as she gave him a heart-rending smile and whispered his name.
"Laito-kun..."
"Kaname-kun?...Kaname-kun?"
Startled out of his silent reverie, the boy looked at his sister, wide-eyed.
"Is everything alright? Does your eye hurt again?" She asked in worry as she reached out to touch him.
"Y-Yeah, everything's fine. Don't worry, Nee-san...It was just an eyelash that fell into it." He smiled, and though he knew his sister didn't believe him, now was not the time to bring up such subject about what he had seen.
'What was that?' he wondered as he stared back at Laito, 'I may be wrong about this but...that woman was my...my m-mother...But how- why?'
"We did what we had to do, now would you seriously stop bitching already?" Ayato yelled out at Kanato, interrupting Kaname's perplexed state.
Choleric, the mauve-eyed triplet approached his brother, prepared to throw a tantrum like none before.
"I'm not bitching!" Kanato yelled out, "You didn't have to treat Teddy like some sort of criminal!" Kanato lashed out, tears bordering his mauve gaze as a visible frown marred his handsome, pale features.
"And what makes you think we shouldn't have?! The toy's possessed!" Ayato responded with equal fervor, standing at par with his brother's own stance. He had already put up with enough of his triplet's childish tantrums at his inherent attachment toward the psychotic bear; and the somewhat close proximity toward the child proclaimed to be his own, that Ayato was beginning to grow irate with each passing second.
"Because he's my bear!"
"That doesn't make the fact that he tried to fucking kill us, any better!" Subaru added, observing the tied toy with a murderous glare; which was returned, in kind, with equally enraged black eyes.
"Maybe, but," Kanato pouted, "You didn't have to put him inside a cage like some kind of wild animal! He's a stuffed bear!"
"Don't fucking blame us for Laito's tastes! He's the one that brought it from his room!" Subaru responded.
"Hey~ don't throw me under the bus, you guys~" Laito responded, "After all, I did go through the trouble of getting it for you guys! I thought you'd be more grateful to moi~!"
"Why the hell do you even have a pet cage in your room?" Ayato questioned as he sat on the chair and crossed his arms against his chest.
"Hey~ I don't ask you about your private collection~" Laito glared through a smile.
Ayato scoffed.
Kaname, having heard the remark, rolled his eyes - the prior incident being discarded as nothing but a fluke caused by a stressed mind.
"You're still not allowed to touch my Teddy!" Kanato continued.
"Enough with this uncouth banter!" Reiji chastised sternly, his patience wearing off. "I've indulged you long enough. This will now be done and dealt with accordingly." He said and ordered the bear be taken away.
"Where are you taking Teddy, Reiji?" Kanato demanded.
"I am not inclined to tell you." With a single swipe of his hand, a familiar appeared and - providing a courteous bow - left the room with the blasphemous bear.
"Tch." Subaru turned away as he leaned against the wall behind Ayato.
"Whatever," Ayato crossed one leg over the other and looked up at the ceiling.
"Nfu~ You're such a killjoy, Reiji~" Laito shrugged, appearing to be enjoying the provoked fight to an extent.
"About time the noise quieted down," Shu yawned as he took a seat against the edge of the couch, opposite to Kaname and Regina.
"Reiji," Kanato glowered as he unconsciously picked up Luka - who appeared to be saddened by the bear's dismissal, "You're the one that had suggested doing this to Teddy in the first place!"
The currant*-eyed vampire fixed his glasses against the bridge of his nose, "I merely brought forth the idea that we capture the bear to prevent any further damages to the manor. Now, continuing on to the actual problem. Kanato," The mauve-eyed triplet glared at his bespectacled brother, "Hand the boy over to me."
"What?" Kanato questioned aloud.
"What?" Kaname seconded.
Regina could only gape at her Father's order.
"He is the cause of all of this in the first place~," Laito suggested, adding more fuel to the fire. Regina and Kaname immediately turned to him, both of their eyes widened in horror by the obvious direction of this conversation.
"We should just lock him up alongside the bear." Ayato added without a care.
Subaru, though relatively quiet, stared at the boy with obvious disgruntlement.
At a loss for words, Kanato looked down at Luka, who only stared at the approaching vampire in confusion. He couldn't understand the mix of emotions that appeared after he first held the boy in his arms, and yet, the warmth that exuded off his being reminded him constantly of her.
Of the woman he and his brothers yearned to forget.
"What do you want with him?" He asked, his arms tightening further around the boy.
"Do not question my motives, Kanato. Hand over the boy."
But Kanato blatantly refused, surprising his brothers and the boy's siblings.
"He's mine."
"You don't even know if he's your fucking kid!" Subaru chastised angrily.
"We have proof don't we?"
"And you're really gonna believe that bullshit?" Ayato added as well.
"He's mine." Kanato repeated.
"Nfu~ Even if he was, there's no proof as to say that he is all yours." Laito interrupted.
"What are you saying, Laito?" The mauve-eyed vampire glared at his brother through half-lidded eyes.
"He's basically saying that that woman had better tastes in men than to go sleeping with a tantrum-throwing-baby-wannabe," Shu said as he looked at his brothers with a bored expression.
Kanato flushed.
"What?!"
"Enough!" Reiji yelled again, "I will not repeat myself. Hand that boy over, now."
Kaname tried to step in, but was quickly interceded by his sister, who practically jumped in front of her Father, the boy, and Kanato.
"Please, Otou-sama," One hand lay atop of his arm, legs quivering beneath her in fear as she used all of her willpower to not faint then and there. The other arm immediately reached out for the trembling child, who looked just about ready to cry, as she gently shushed him against her shoulder. "He is of no threat to any of us...to any of you. His awakening was simply processed much earlier than any of us had anticipated."
"What do you mean by that?" Ayato stood from his chair, obviously intrigued.
Apparently, her sudden outburst had earned her the attention of everyone present in the room, including the semi-sleeping Shu.
Morganite glanced all around her in silent alarm.
"Regina," Italian-leathered shoes tapped impatiently against the ground, their heavy sound muffled by the fine Turkish rug that lay beneath, "I believe it is high time that we be given a thorough explanation for these unprecedented events."
"Y-Yes, Otou-sama..."
Kaname was quick to move when he saw that she was having difficulty doing so. Reaching out to grab her arm, he gently coaxed her into the nearest seat, knowing fully well that she wouldn't be able to move further within her frightened paralysis. Beside them, he noticed, Kanato took his own seat and took Luka away from Regina, sitting the boy against his own lap.
Knowing that Regina wouldn't say anything against it, he opted in letting the situation flow - for now.
"Time is of essence, young lady," Reiji glared, "We're waiting."
"I-I...Otou-sama...You see-"
"What she meant earlier was that the powers we possess are much different than that of a normal vampire or nosferatu*. We do not have the mental capacity to sustain it immediately after awakening, but we do contain the physical sustenance to endure the effect it presents on us."
The brothers faced the boy.
"Oh~?" Laito asked, "How come?"
"Is it because you're closely related to half-bloods?" Reiji looked at the three with added interest, but to Kaname's chagrin, it was the kind of look that a mad scientist would give to a lab rat before starting an experiment.
"Yes, I suppose, we weren't given much freedom to research on what made us different other than the facts presented in our every day interaction. After all, its not very common for a dhampyr to be born from a union between a human woman and a vampire."
"Technically speaking, it should be impossible to give birth to one - let alone six children - when the human womb is providing nutrients to a newborn vampire, however, that doesn't add up to the fact that you all exist when none of us ever had intercourse with...that woman."
"Father Komori had already explained it to us. He said that Mother had been gone when-"
"Left," Ayato added with a frown, "She left."
"Erm...left," Kaname corrected, "When there was a Full Moon and a Lunar eclipse. Full moons weaken pure-blooded vampires, no?"
"Yes, that's true," Laito agreed.
"Father Komori suggested that perhaps you had all entered into a state of bloodlust that prevented you from rationalizing with your instincts-"
"So you're basically accusing us of raping her," Subaru slammed his fist against the frame, "Don't fucking give us that bullshit!"
"Not at all," Kaname's gaze was frigid, calculative, as if he were attempting to decipher more of a truth than a given opinion. "But there would lie that possibility if none of you remember being with our mother."
"There still lies the possibility that someone else impregnated Bitch-chan," Laito suggested with a smirk.
Many of his brothers turned to him with a glare, as if the mere idea of it was too much to bear, let alone, stomach.
"That's a grave accusation you're throwing toward my Mother's memory," Kaname glowered.
"But it could be a possibility."
"Not likely," Kaname insisted, though Regina could tell his patience was wearing thin.
"How come~?"
"Because," Kaname reached out for the scissors that had been previously used to cut the ends of the twine, and without further explanation cut his wrist.
Regina immediately grabbed his arm and asked, with a hoarse whisper, "But Kaname-kun, why-?"
"It's the only way."
The scent of blood filled the air.
The Sakamaki brothers stared at the boy, their eyes widened in surprise.
"That's impossible!" Ayato said as he stared at the rapidly closing gash.
"You're a dhampyr," Reiji added with visible bewilderment, "How is it possible that the blood flowing in your veins... is pure?"
Kaname simply stared at them as he licked the residual blood from his arm.
The wound was completely gone.
And in the air, the sweet scent of the Sakamaki Royal Bloodline, pervaded.
Terms and Definitions
ore-sama - self-centered way of saying, 'me' or 'I' in Japanese
oji/ji-san/oji-san - meaning "Uncle", in Japanese.
Nosferatu - basically these are humans who were turned into vampires.
currant - a dark shade of red.